Asłan Karacew

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IW21: pierwszy raz w IV rundzie Indian Wells.

[19] Asłan Karacew  d. [9] Denis Shapovalov   75 62

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Rublev/Karatsev Reach Second SF Of Season

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Dodig/Melo book semi-final clash against Peers/Polasek
Aslan Karatsev and Andrey Rublev are on a roll in the desert, through to their maiden ATP Masters 1000 doubles semi-final after taking down Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov in straight sets on Thursday night.

The Russians, in only their third tournament together, proved too strong for the Indian-Canadian duo 6-4, 6-4. Champions already this year in Doha, they are now 7-1 as a partnership and will face the unseeded Tim Puetz and Michael Venus for a place in their second tour-level final this season.

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Both pairs had been rock solid on serve to 4-all in the opening set before the first cracks appeared as Shapovalov was broken on a third break point. Karatsev duly capitalised and served it out at the 30-minute mark as the Russians finished the first set with a perfect 18/18 on first-serve points.

Consolidation proved a struggle in the second set as the pairs traded five breaks in seven games before Karatsev raised his level to hold for 5-3. While they missed four match points on Shapovalov’s serve, the Russians advanced a game later at the 67-minute mark.

In their first event together since 2016, eighth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo narrowly advanced against unseeded Italians Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. The Croatian-Brazilian duo won Roland Garros together in 2015 and Melo relished the chance to reunite in Indian Wells.

“Today was as high level as possible in doubles. I think the people enjoyed a lot, even though I got hit twice,” Melo said. “For me it was special because Ivan and I used to play together a long time and now we started to play again. I’m just very happy to play the level I was playing today.”

They won 78 per cent of first-serve points and 67 on second serves to book a semi-final clash against seventh seeds John Peers and Filip Polasek. It is their first semi-final together since they won in Cincinnati in 2016.

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Karatsev & Rublev Crush Way Into Indian Wells Doubles Final

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Russians seek second team title of 2021
Aslan Karatsev dazzled on the baseline and at net Friday night as he teamed with Andrey Rublev to charge into the doubles final at the BNP Paribas Open.

The Russians fell behind 0-3 in the match tie-break against German Tim Puetz and New Zealand's Michael Venus before winning 10 of the last 12 points to set up a 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 win.


Karatsev, who teamed with Rublev to win the Doha doubles title earlier in the year, crushed numerous clean winners off the return and baseline and also was explosive at net. For his part, Rublev's massive forehand always kept Puetz and Venus on edge.

In Saturday's final the ATP Cup-winning teammates will play seventh seeds John Peers and Filip Polasek, who defeated eighth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(1).

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18.10.2021r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 22

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Karatsev Overcomes Jetlag, Gerasimov In Moscow

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Home favourite advances without losing serve
Aslan Karatsev has been dealing with jetlag since arriving in Moscow, but that did not stop him from making a good start in Moscow on Thursday.

Following defending champion Andrey Rublev's loss, Karatsev beat Belarusian Egor Gerasimov 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the VTB Kremlin Cup. He will play former Top 10 star Gilles Simon or American Mackenzie McDonald for a place in the last four.

"It's quite difficult [to adjust]. The first two days I wasn't able to sleep on time. I was waking up at 2 a.m. and then I tried to sleep again. I'd fall asleep at 7, get a few hours more from 7 to 10 and then during the day I told myself not to sleep," Karatsev told ATPTour.com. "The first day I couldn't manage it, I fell asleep early in the day. Then the second day I got better, and then today I feel more or less fine. [It's] just getting better day by day."

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Karatsev and Rublev reached the doubles final at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, giving them a quick turnaround to get used to the time difference and indoor conditions in Russia.

But Karatsev is enjoying competing in Moscow, where he first played in 2012 aged 19. Now 28, he is the second seed and one of the breakthrough stars of 2021. The World No. 22 made a dream run to the Australian Open semi-finals as a qualifier and lifted his first ATP Tour trophy in Dubai.

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"To play here with the home crowd, it's something special. I've played many, many times, passing qualies," Karatsev said. "It's not like every tournament you play during the year. You have a lot of friends [and] family come here to watch you. It makes it special."

The home favourite saved the only break point he faced against Gerasimov and won 72 per cent of his service points to advance after one hour and 26 minutes.

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Czwarty półfinał w 2021 (w karierze też).

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Karatsev Sets Khachanov Clash In Moscow

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Russian is aiming to win his second tour-level title of the season
Aslan Karatsev kept alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday at the VTB Kremlin Cup, downing Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-3 to reach his fourth tour-level semi-final of the season.

The Russian, who had never been beyond the second round in four previous main draw appearances in Moscow, is 13th (2,120 points) in the FedEx ATP Race To Turin, 835 points behind ninth-placed Hubert Hurkack. The Pole occupies the last qualifying spot with Rafael Nadal missing the rest of the season due to a foot injury.

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In their first ATP Head2Head meeting, Karatsev broke Simon five times and won 76 per cent (22/29) of his first-serve points to advance after 86 minutes.

The 28-year-old has been one of the breakthrough stars of 2021. Karatsev enjoyed a dream run to the Australian Open semi-finals as a qualifier, before he lifted his first tour-level title in Dubai. The home favourite, who is yet to drop a set in Moscow, also advanced to the final in Belgrade.

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The World No. 22 will next face countryman Karen Khachanov after the third seed edged John Millman 7-5, 7-6(4) after two hours and 26 minutes.

On this meeting, Karatsev said: "I think it is great we are having an all-Russian semi-final, so I want the crowd to come and cheer for both of us."

Khachanov won the title in Moscow in 2018 and is aiming to win his first tour-level trophy since he triumphed in Paris in the same year. The 25-year-old saved four second set points in his victory against Millman.

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ATP Moskwa 21 F:

18 Pablo Carreño Busta 2365
19 Asłan Karacew 2292
20 Roberto Bautista Agut 2225

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Z tygodniowym wyprzedzeniem będzie to Top-20. Numer 18, jeżeli pokona legendarnego Chorwata.